Play Time
Le Toy Van Market Meat Crate
$26.00A wooden play food crate complete with sausage, steak, chicken, salami & bacon pieces. Perfect for market and shopping pretend play. Age: 2 years+ Encourages creative interactive play Material: Ethically made from sustainable...
Calico Critters Marshmallow Mouse Family
$46.00Wholesome fun and big personalities—meet the perfect addition to your Calico Village! Father Bernard is a talented cook with a passion for cheese—he’s proud of his homemade cheese collection and...
Tonies Marvel Spidey & His Amazing Friend-Sp...
$19.99Join Spidey and his amazing friends on an adventure to stop Electro from ruining all the fun at the amusement park Description When Peter and his friends Gwen...
Rubbabu Mascot Car
$18.00The Rubbabu Mascot Car is an easy-to-hold, easy-to-roll car. With a cute rounded design, in bright colors, this 5" high car is available in many colors and is popular in toy, baby,...
Playforever Maverick Heat Police Blue Car
$66.00Straight out of 1960s New York, Maverick Heat vehicles are a bold representation of the famous slab-sided vehicles of the era. With distinctive flat sides, super large surface areas and...
Playforever Maverick Heat Shadow Black Car
$66.00Straight out of 1960s New York, Playforever's Maverick Heat vehicles are a bold representation of the famous slab-sided vehicles of the era. With distinctive flat sides and super large surface...
Playforever Maverick Heat Sheriff Toy Car Black a...
$66.00Straight out of 1960s New York, Playforever's Maverick Heat vehicles are a bold representation of the famous slab-sided vehicles of the era. With distinctive flat sides and super large surface...
Micro Kickboard Maxi Deluxe Foldable LED Scooter
$179.99This scooter has it all! The Maxi Deluxe Foldable LED offers our customers favorite Maxi features - foldability AND light-up wheels! The Maxi Deluxe Foldable LED takes the multi-award-winning, much-revered scooter for...
Micro Kickboard Maxi Deluxe LED Scooter
$159.99The Maxi Deluxe LED Scooter takes the multi-award-winning, much-revered children's three-wheeled scooter to the next level. This deluxe version has LED light-up front wheels, an anodized stem for extra protection against...
Micro Kickboard Maxi Deluxe Scooter
$149.99This Maxi Deluxe Scooter version has an anodized stem for extra protection against wear and tear, a unique, silicone-injected footplate for improved grip, and an adjustable T-bar, meaning that as your child grows,...
Maileg Maxi Mouse Doll Pajamas
$60.00This maxi mouse is dressed in pajamas and has a sleeping mask to ensure a good night`s sleep. Material: Cotton/Ramie Size: H 19 inches
Micro Kickboard Maxi Pro LED Scooter
$169.99Built with wider LED wheels and a wide grip, plus chopper-style handlebars for the smoothest ride! Your kiddo can ride and glide ANYWHERE with kickboard-style turning that is more stable,...
Jellycat Maya Octopus
$33.00 – $65.00With eight soft jumbo corduroy tentacles and a wide embroidered smile Jellycat Maya Octopus is the perfect companion for giving the biggest of hugs. Her sil-like fur in a dusky...
Cuddle + Kind Maya The Mermaid
$100.00I’m from a magical, watery kingdom and I love learning every magnificent thing about it! My mind is quick and full of questions – do you like to invent and...
Le Toy Van Mayberry Manor Doll House
$300.00Welcome to Mayberry Manor. This truly stunning, deluxe dollhouse is ready for any aspiring Duke or Duchess to move right into and makes a perfect addition to your child’s imaginative...
Me&Mine Me&Mine Cooking Set
$48.00Inspire the creativity of cooking with this 6-piece kitchen playset! Inside, you will find a wooden spoon, spatula, rolling pin, and pestle, enamel mortar, and a fabric carrying bag. On...
Plantoys Meadow Ring Toss
$36.00Practice your aim with this Meadow Ring Toss! Features 6 rope rings with colored beads and 3 wooden posts of various heights. Place the posts close for beginners and spread...
Maileg Medium Gantosaurus in Egg Dark Ocher
$50.00Gantosaurus collection will ensure a lot of playful hours. All dinos are made of the softest fabric and come with their own natural-looking Gantosaurus egg. Please note that the elastic...
Maileg Medium Mouse Doll Pajamas
$40.00This medium mouse is dressed in pajamas and has a sleeping mask to ensure a good night`s sleep. Material: Cotton Size: H12 inches
Maileg Medium Sleigh
$38.00A lovely sleigh with a soft mattress to keep the passengers warm and comfortable during the ride. This sleigh fits the medium mice perfectly or any other of similar size....
Wee Gallery Memory Game Jungle
$37.00For parents looking to encourage cognitive skills while having fun — this Memory Game is a match! The sturdy and adorable leaf shaped cards are perfect for play and just the right...
Land of Dough Mermaid Splash Luxe Play Dough
$15.00In an ocean full of fish, be a mermaid! Let creativity swim free with this magical play dough ready for discovery. Land of Dough® Mermaid Splash is perfect for under...
Maileg Metal Fridge Mouse Off White
$52.00Bring the Maileg Mouse Hole Farmhouse to life with this charming old-fashioned metal fridge! Perfectly sized for mouse-sized kitchens, it comes stocked with miniature cheese, sausage, and ice cream, adding...
Maileg Metal Washing Machine Toy Beige
$36.00Bunnies need to do the wash too! Your friend and you can do the laundry together with our metal washing machine! Material: Metal Dimension: Height: 4.53 inches
Play is essential for children because it contributes to their intellectual, physical, emotional and social development. When children play, they exercise their creativity, develop their imagination, master their dexterity, improve their cognitive ability and build physical strength. Experts agree that the best kinds of play allow kids to set their own goals, negotiate challenges, develop and share ideas, and make their own rules.
But how can we make sure our kids are getting enough healthy, unstructured play time when they’re growing up in an overscheduled and stressful environment, when parents are overly focused on producing high academic achievers, and safety concerns prevent us from letting our kids roam around freely and unsupervised? Perhaps the best thing we can do for our kids is to make sure they have the right kinds of toys at home to make play time most rewarding.
First and foremost is safety. Safe toys for young children are sturdy, without sharp parts or splinters, free of pinching hazards, and easy to clean. If the toy will be used by an infant, it’s important that parts aren’t small enough to become a choking hazard.
Toys must be made from non-toxic materials and coated with lead-free paints. You should steer clear of antique toys, second-hand toys and homemade toys that have not been tested and approved by a certified testing lab, or may have been produced before the current regulations governing toy manufacturing were in effect.
In addition to being safe, a good toy will match the child’s appropriate stage of development and abilities.
The best baby activity toys for infants between 0-6 months are things they can reach, grasp, suck on, shake, and make noise with. Some age-appropriate toys for little babies are squeeze toys, teething toys, soft dolls, textured balls, and board books.
Infants between 6-12 months are starting to crawl, sit up and pull themselves to a standing position. They are capable putting things in and out of containers and placing objects on top of each other. Some of the best baby activity toys for this age group are dolls, vehicles with wheels, bath toys, large beads, nesting toys, large soft blocks, wooden blocks, and push & pull toys.
As your child continues to grow, look for toys that will encourage them to explore, create, pretend, imagine, and learn from trial and error.